Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-25

t8Aa N08A43 WIZ OIs4AtA1Q 0lAt0. A0r
riOs Of 1877, and have been Supported
By private sabseFiplion ever since. shs
merchants having put up an aEmoEy
costing one hundred thousand dollsrs,
and having contributed fifteen thousand
dollars year 20 sustain the foFee. They
have tuics besn called out 10 quslI riots,
bat The State hiss never paid . cent To-
ward their support, every bill sppro-
priasine funds for them having BEEN
defeated in The Legislature. The last
overwhelming defeat has discouraged
both officers and msn. and the disband-
ina Of the entire force 10 almost Ger.
tain.
This, Of course, viii be regarded a. q
great victory By aeiiatsEs Of the Mar
tin Irons stEige, and. indeed. By tuFbu-
lens and lavless men Of sIl kinds. II
viii BE- heartily approved BY the out
laws who have for more than 9 genera
zion made The southern and western
counties Of Missoari seat Of turbulencs
and violence. Il will Be boosted Of as .
triumph By the Socialists of 81. Louis
and Kansas City, who give promise Of
sOon becoming as troublesome TO the
authorities As their more rabid bresh-
sren OF Chicago. and 10 will be looked
upon By the more thOughtIess portion Of
the lev abiding vofkingmsn a. vietsry
Tor themselves and for organized labes
In general.
The disbanding Of the militia may
DO an excellent thing for the lawless
and turbulent spirits OF Missouri. bat
one Is iusti6ed in doabtinR whether Tbs
working people generally have any
cause 70 congratulate themselves be-
cause Of IL. On the contrary, the
ihoaghtful observer cannot avoid the
oonolusisn that they have more cause to
regret q than any other class Of people.
What will probably be the future course
af sveats In Missouri uhen the State Is
entirely without 80 organised militia ?
rhat there vill from time 10 time BE-
strikes end lock outs. precisely ~ ihers
have been saoh things in the past. Is
Of course. unausstiOned. There viii be
hard feeling on both sides. STRIKING
employees will threaten and employers
will become alarmed for she safety Of
their property. The State being unable
10 afford protection either 10 them
or 70 thsiF property, they viii Be com
PEELED TO protect themselves a. beat they
can. They will employ PinkeFssn's
men 10 protect them or they win or
canine and arm forces 81 raw And %
disciplined men on their owu seoOunf.
These men will be tainted and assailea
By The strikers. some Of them vill BE-
GENE aneFy and sxoissd. Some reckless
hrine viii Be done, aud half q dozsn
strikers 81 peaeefnl on-Iooksrs viii Be
killed. Then cry Of rspFoaoh against
ths Pinkersou men will 80 % from sIl
parts Of the country, and The employers
vii be heia up 10 scoFnfal exeoFAiion
for making use II SHRED assassins. =
Nobody viii remember that tue real fault
lies 9Th ths short sighted Legislature
which has refused 10 Sustain the organ
iaed militia Of the State.
Property viii ssek protection. That
is certain. When u is IN danger Of de-
ssruetion Il viii taFn 10 The STATE, whose
duty u 10 10 protect %. ane IL thai pro
lection fails, u vtll take measures 10
protest. ITSELF II h better for all con.
eerned that In times Of strikes. loekouts
and other periods Of sxelasmsni. ths
lhreasened property be protected b.
disciplined men Who hAvs ne direca
e0anecsion With sithss party 10 ths
quarrel and whose oaly seisca h 10 pro
teot property and preserve the peaes.
II IL ihs hrss duty % the State 10 afford
saeh pFOsssslOa. and whsa the State
fails 10 perform that daty. good citissus
may vell deapAiE.
The very sxisteaoe Of The Pinkertoa
force is . protest agAiasa The fAiIurs ef
TIE state 30 Afford aae protsetio1 b
property. TAere sA0ald be ne occasion
fos H. II ean b compared sely 10 shoss
bands % armed resainsrs wAieh feadal
barens maintsins1 vhen sovsrumeuis
vcss 100 wsAk 10 sfsrd protseaian 10
either lord or vNsssL II Gsssrnors and
sheEtaa eoa,d es relied upon 10 do their
full dasy and nothins more tAAn thsir
daty, the Ptnksstsn ieFcs sSaid nss
exiss. for there ueala Be no demand fos
its ssEviSsa When. however. . great
Siass rsfuses 10 sasiAin its organsH.d
nilltia and deliberately stEirs itssif Of
The powsr 10 peOaees Frop@rty. there
seoald Be no eo1plAini u property PRO
sseta itnslf. weil srwArlRsd and yell
sqaippsd militia foFee u assiraess iron
every raini 81 view. AID no class % snen
sAesld apprssiAss u ners than tAess
We. Il h aid noa sxtsa. mi1At ~ so@e
tine e. otAas fsei eAiisa uren 70 sand
IL fFuni % Fiasa IN tAa hAn4s 81 ~ dis. /
sipainee, pFst@dise1 anA irresponsible /
men.